= ho ##mar ##us gamma ##rus is found across the north @ - @ eastern atlantic ocean from northern norway to the azores and morocco , not including the baltic sea . it is also present in most of the mediterranean sea , only missing from the section east of crete , and along only the north @ - @ west coast of the black sea . the northernmost populations are found in the norwegian fjord ##s ty ##sf ##jord ##en and nord ##fold ##a , inside the arctic circle . the species can be divided into four genetically distinct populations , one widespread population , and three which have diver ##ged due to small effective population sizes , possibly due to adaptation to the local environment .
= homarus gammarus is found across the north @ - @ eastern atlantic ocean from northern norway to the azores and morocco, not including the baltic sea. it is also present in most of the mediterranean sea, only missing from the section east of crete, and along only the north @ - @ west coast of the black sea. the northernmost populations are found in the norwegian fjords tysfjorden and nordfolda, inside the arctic circle. the species can be divided into four genetically distinct populations, one widespread population, and three which have diverged due to small effective population sizes, possibly due to adaptation to the local environment.